With so many filthy rats going back to their old haunts, podcasting, laughing and joking in public doing interviews and just generally having themselves a good old time in the mob's face, it begs the question: is the Witness Protection Program even necessary anymore?

Plenty oft victims of mobsters and other criminals are in the WPP because they testified and need protection--they'd be dead otherwise.

Oh come on, there's not many cartel members or witnesses in the Witness Protection Program, and I don't know of any other group whose members are offered get-out-of-jail free cards regardless of whatever heinous acts they committed in exchange for giving up their fellow comrades, to the extent of LCN. They wouldn't even give that kinda deal to Nicky Barnes, it's almost as though those options are reserved exclusively for Mafiosi, with guys like Whitey Bulger being an anomaly.

Okay, let me rephrase the question: Should the Witness Protection Program be abolished when it comes to the Mafia? Because it's obvious that most of the rats leave the program anyway and move back home, doing interviews and making a big scene. And it's very obvious that the mob no longer kills rats or much of anyone anymore.